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 Lycaena corydon. CHALK-HILL BLUE. 



1 Generally abundant in most chalky districts in the 

 South of England, but its range extends to the Northern 

 counties. It is not recorded for Scotland or Ireland. 



2. Bird's-foot Trefoil (Lotus cor niculatus] , Kidney Vetch 

 (Anthyllis vulneraria), and two species of Clover (Tri folium 

 pratcnse and T. repcns). 



3. June to July, often much later. 

 4. Chalk and Limestone districts. 



Lycaena angiolus. HOLLY BLUE. 



1. Abundant in the South of England, but speedily 

 decreasing in numbers towards the North. In Ireland it is 

 widely distributed and not uncommon, but there is no record 

 of a Scotch specimen. 



2. Holly (Ilex aqui folium), Ivy (Hcdcra helix) and 

 Dogwood (Cornus sanguinca) . 



3. Double-brooded in the South of England ; May and 

 August. 



4. Woods and hedges, especially where Holly and Ivy 

 are abundant. 



Lycaena semiangus. MAZARINE BLUE. 



1. Formerly not uncommon in the Midland and 

 Southern counties of England, but now, I fear, quite extinct 

 as a British species. It was never observed in Scotland or 

 Ireland. 



